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Dark and Light

Snail Games USA · 2017-07-20

Steam

ActionAdventureMassively MultiplayerRPGSimulationEarly Access

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)

Releases: Jul 20, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Dark and Light is a vast sandbox survival RPG set in a world dominated by powerful elemental forces. Find your way in a meticulously crafted world, featuring breathtaking landscapes, a wide variety of mythical creatures, and limitless possibility to craft, build, and unlock dozens of powerful weapons, spells, and skills.

35
playing now
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
50/100
IGDB user rating (4 ratings)
$17.99
steam price (US)

35 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 18:00 UTC (census sample)

Ages ago, Gaia was attacked by dark forces and collapsed, plunging the world into darkness. Many sought exodus to Alpha, one of Gaia’s satellite planets - unwittingly (or for some, perhaps intentionally) bringing the dark forces along with them. As a result, Alpha’s atmosphere has been adversely affected, causing some strange occurrences on the planet during the night. During the day, Alpha’s landscape is peaceful, but once the sun sets, the planet immediately plunges into chaos. Occasionally, the remnants of Gaia will block out the sun, causing an eclipse on Alpha, resulting in a violent, blo(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

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Players online

38112026-08-06 22:00 — 13 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 11 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 27 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 19 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 19 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 33 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 16 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 23 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 37 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 24 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 20 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 31 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 23 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 23 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 36 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 16 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 16 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 30 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 31 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 23 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 19 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 26 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 19 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 37 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 21 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 18 players2026-08-27 11:00 — 16 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 28 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 34 players2026-08-30 18:00 — 35 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPLAN PvPCo-opOnline Co-opLAN Co-opSteam WorkshopFamily Sharing1 DLC

7 supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Russian, Korean, Spanish - Spain, German

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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